International Events in July 2002
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Jul 1
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Explosion of fuel in one of the Kursk submarine's torpedoes caused its sinking killing all 118 crew abroad says the Russian probe panel.
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Tung Chee-hwa is sworn in for a second five-year term as Hong Kong's Chief Executive in the presence of the Chinese President, Mr. Jiang Zemin.
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At least 71 persons, including 52 children and teenagers die after a mid-air collision between a Russian passenger jet and a freight plane near Veberlingen, southern Germany.
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Gen. Augusfo Pinochet is mentally unfit to stand trial rules the Chilean Supreme Court halting his prosecution for dozens of "Caravan of Death" squad political killings during his regime.
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Jul 2
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The American adventurer, Steve Fossett becomes the first man to fly a balloon solo around the world, covering more than 31,000 km aboard the Spirit of Freedom.
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Jul 5
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The Croatian Premier, Ivica Racan steps down following a rift with a coalition partner.
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At least 30 persons die in a bomb attack on a crowded market in Algeria, even as it celebrated the 40th anniversary of freedom.
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Jul 6
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Afghanistan's Vice-President, Abdul Qadir brother of the slain legendary rebel commander, Abdul Haq, is assassinated by two gunmen in Kabul.
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The Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf issues an order banning any person from holding the office of Prime Minister for more than two terms.
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Jul 8
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The world must not allow the AIDS crisis in Africa to be repeated in other continents, says Peter Piot, head of the UNAIDS at the Barcelona International AIDS conference.
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Jul 9
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African leaders usher in the 53-nation African Union bidding adieu to the Organisation Of African Unity created 39 years ago, at a summit in Durban, South Africa.
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Jul 10
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The Church of England, in a historic move decides to lift the 45-year-old ban on marriages between divorcees where a former spouse of either of the two is still alive.
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Malaysia's Federal Court upholds the former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim's conviction and six-year prison term for corruption.
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Jul 11
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The Turkish Foreigh Minister, Ismail Cem, quits dealing a harsh blow to the Bulent Ecevit Government's push to stay on in power.
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Chang Sang is named South Korea's first woman Prime Minister and Lee Jun, Defence Minister in a Cabinet shake-up by the President, Kim Dae-jung.
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Jul 13
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The U.N. Security Council votes to exempt American peacekeepers from the International Criminal Court jurisdiction for a year.
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Jul 14
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The French President, Jacques Chirac, narrowly escapes bid on life by a gunman while inspecting a military parade to mark Bastille Day, France's national day, on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris.
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A scale model of a Japanese supersonic jetliner crashes seconds after take-off in Woomera, Australia.
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Jul 15
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An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan, sentences to death Omar Saeed Sheikh for his role in the abduction and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter, Daniel Pearl
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In a blockbuster merger, drug major Pfizer Inc. agrees to buy rival Pharmacia Corp. for $ 60 billion.
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Jul 16
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The Paraguay president, Luis Gonzalez Macchi, declares emergency following widespread demonstrations against his economic policies.
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Jul 17
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Spanish troops oust Moroccan gendarmes from the disputed Perejil island near Centa, an enclave in the latter's territorial waters.
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Jul 19
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British doctor death, Harold Shipman (jailed in 2000) killed over 215 persons since 1975, confirms an inquiry panel report.
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Jul 20
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The Sudanese Government and the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army, sign an accord to resolve the 19-year-long civil war, in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
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North and South Korea open a landmark inter-Korean air route.
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Jul 22
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Jan Peter Balkenende, is sworn in Dutch Premier.
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Salah Shehadeh, a founder and top commander of Hamas is killed in Israeli missile attack on an apartment in Gaza city.
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Jul 25
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The United Nations Economic and Social Council nod for the Convention Against Torture.
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Jul 26
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An Indonesian court hands down a 15-year jail term for Hutoma Mandala Putra, son of former dictator Suharto for ordering the killing of Supreme Court judge, Syafiuddin Kartasasmita.
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Jul 27
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Sixty six persons die after an Su-27 fighter plane crashes into a huge crowd of spectators watching an air show at the Skniliv aerodrome, in the Ukrainian city of Lviv.
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Jul 29
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Filipino Supreme Court justice, Hilario Davide, Ruth Pfau, a German Catholic man working in Pakistan, Cynthia Maung, a South Korean monk and Sandeep Pandey, an Indian social activist win the Ramon Magsaysay awards.
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